16Now about the collection^s for the Lord’s people:^t Do what I told the Galatian^u churches to do. ²On the first day of every week,^v each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with your income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made.^w ³Then, when I arrive, I will give letters of introduction to the men you approve^x and send them with your gift to Jerusalem. ⁴If it seems advisable for me to go also, they will accompany me.

Personal Requests

⁵After I go through Macedonia, I will come to you^y—for I will be going through Macedonia.^z ⁶Perhaps I will stay with you for a while, or even spend the winter, so that you can help me on my journey,^a wherever I go. ⁷For I do not want to see you now and make only a passing visit; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.^b ⁸But I will stay on at Ephesus^c until Pentecost,^d ⁹because a great door for effective work has opened to me,^e and there are many who oppose me.

¹⁰When Timothy^f comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is carrying on the work of the Lord,^g just as I am. ¹¹No one, then, should treat him with contempt.^h Send him on his wayⁱ in peace^j so that he may return to me. I am expecting him along with the brothers.

¹²Now about our brother Apollos:^k I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers. He was quite unwilling to go now, but he will go when he has the opportunity.

¹³Be on your guard; stand firm^l in the faith; be courageous; be strong.^m ¹⁴Do everything in love.ⁿ

¹⁵You know that the household of Stephanas^o were the first converts^p in Achaia,^q and they have devoted themselves to the service^r of the Lord’s people.^s I urge you, brothers and sisters, ¹⁶to submit^t to such people and to everyone who joins in the work and labors at it. ¹⁷I was glad when Stephanas, Fortunatus and Achaicus arrived, because they have supplied what was lacking from you.^u ¹⁸For they refreshed^v my spirit and yours also. Such men deserve recognition.^w

Final Greetings

¹⁹The churches in the province of Asia^x send you greetings. Aquila and Priscilla^a^y greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house.^z ²⁰All the brothers and sisters here send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.^a

²¹I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand.^b

²²If anyone does not love the Lord,^c let that person be cursed!^d Come, Lord^b!^e

²³The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you.^f

²⁴My love to all of you in Christ Jesus. Amen.^c

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Footnotes

aGreek Prisca, a variant of Priscilla
bThe Greek for Come, Lord reproduces an Aramaic expression (Marana tha) used by early Christians.
cSome manuscripts do not have Amen.

Cross references

sSee Ac 24:17
tSee Ac 9:13
uSee Ac 16:6
v Ac 20:7
w 2 Co 9:4, 5
x 2 Co 3:1; 8:18, 19
ySee 1 Co 4:19
zSee Ac 16:9
a Ro 15:24; Tit 3:13
bSee Ac 18:21
cSee Ac 18:19
dSee Ac 2:1
eSee Ac 14:27
fSee Ac 16:1
g 1 Co 15:58
h 1 Ti 4:12
i 2 Co 1:16; 3 Jn 6
jSee Ac 15:33
kSee Ac 18:24
l 1 Co 1:8; 2 Co 1:21; Gal 5:1; Php 1:27; 1 Th 3:8; See Tit 1:9
mSee Eph 6:10
n 1 Co 14:1
o 1 Co 1:16
p Ro 16:5
qSee Ac 18:12
rSee Ac 24:17
sSee Ac 9:13
t 1 Th 5:12; Heb 13:17
u 2 Co 11:9; Php 2:30
v Ro 15:32; Phm 7
w Php 2:29
xSee Ac 2:9
ySee Ac 18:2
zSee Ro 16:5
aSee Ro 16:16
b Gal 6:11; Col 4:18; 2 Th 3:17; Phm 19
c Eph 6:24
d Ro 9:3
e Rev 22:20
fSee Ro 16:20